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Appearance
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Clear colourless oily liquid
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Solubility
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Soluble in water; miscible with ethanol (95%) and with fatty and essential, oils
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Identification (by IR)
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Passes test
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Appearance of solution
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1% v/v solution should be clear ,colourless & oily liquid
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Acidity
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Not more than 1.0 ml of 0.01 M NaOH should be required to change the colour of the indicator to pink
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Peroxide value
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NMT 5.0
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Relative density
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1.043 g to 1.049 g at 20°C
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Refractive index (20°C; 589 nm)
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1.538 to 1.541
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Acid value
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NMT 0.5
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Related Substances
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-
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Impurity A
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Max 0.15%
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Impurity B
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Max 0.1%
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Total impurity (ethyl benzene)
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Max 0.04%
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Total impurities (Dicylohexyl)
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Max 0.3%
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Residue on evaporation
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Max 0.05%
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Assay
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98.0 - 100.5%
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